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Hello list!
I have to say that this ("Pomacentridae constituted 0.7% (220 kg) of the total
catch"--see below) is a surprise to me. I recently spent 2 years running the
Hofstra University Marine Lab in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica (near Ocho Rios for
those who don't know) and doing research on damselfishes. I don't dispute
Sary's results, because I only have anecdotal data, but I never saw any fisher
with a damselfish in the water or on land. This was despite damsels being one
of the most abundant and easiest to catch fishes. I was admittedly east of
Salem (the easternmost sampling point), but only by a few kilometers. And I
frequently visisted markets right in this area.
What I thought more telling was that every spear fisher I knew (and would
happen to ask on the street) told me something to the effect that they didn't
catch damsels, because they were too tough to eat. Perhaps age of the fisher
was a factor, as implied by the email below, with less-experienced fishers
limited to the easier targets. I never did speak with a spear-fisher under 15
years. Another possibility is that these data include trap-caught fish. I
have seen at least one or two Microspathodon (yellow-tail damsels) in traps
placed on the fore-reef. But that raises the question, at least in my mind, of
whether or not these damsels are actually by-catch and if they are really eaten.
I would be really interested if anyone else has more information or any
thoughts on this. Thanks!
Mike
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> I don't know if Zsolt Sary subscribes to this list, but he has reported
> that Pomacentridae constituted 0.7% (220 kg) of the total catch
> monitored
> at 5 landing sites on the north coast of Jamaica during the year
> mid-July
> 2000 to mid-July 2001. The reference is:
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> Sary Z (2001). The small-scale fishery on the central north coast of
> Jamaica: a biological and socio-economic survey from Rio Bueno
> (Trelawny)
> to Salem (St. Ann), 2000-2001. Technical Report, ICLARM
> Caribbean/Eastern
> Pacific Office, Tortola, BVI.
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> I leave it to you to judge if that constitutes "significant numbers"; if
> not, at least it's a reference level from an over-exploited fishery.
> Young
> spearfishers (under-represented in the above survey) may take more
> damsel-fishes.
>
> Jeremy
>
> 13 South St. West, Tel: (905) 627-0393
> Dundas, Fax: (905) 627-3966
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> Centre for Marine Sciences, University of the West Indies (Mona),
> Kingston 7, Jamaica.
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> On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Kathryn Kavanagh wrote:
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> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone know whether damselfishes (Pomacentridae) are harvested
> > in significant numbers as a food source? Perhaps in the Philippines?
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > Kathy
> >
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> > Kathryn Kavanagh, PhD
> > Museum of Comparative Zoology
> > Harvard University
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